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diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt index d88a6fcb29..99dc497b6f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ OPTIONS --get:: Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not - found and error code 2 if multiple key values were found. + found and the last value if multiple key values were found. --get-all:: Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key @@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ rather than from all available files. + See also <<FILES>>. +--local:: + For writing options: write to the repository .git/config file. + This is the default behavior. ++ +For reading options: read only from the repository .git/config rather than +from all available files. ++ +See also <<FILES>>. + -f config-file:: --file config-file:: Use the given config file instead of the one specified by GIT_CONFIG. @@ -197,12 +206,8 @@ FILES If not set explicitly with '--file', there are four files where 'git config' will search for configuration options: -$GIT_DIR/config:: - Repository specific configuration file. - -~/.gitconfig:: - User-specific configuration file. Also called "global" - configuration file. +$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig:: + System-wide configuration file. $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config:: Second user-specific configuration file. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set @@ -212,8 +217,12 @@ $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config:: you sometimes use older versions of Git, as support for this file was added fairly recently. -$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig:: - System-wide configuration file. +~/.gitconfig:: + User-specific configuration file. Also called "global" + configuration file. + +$GIT_DIR/config:: + Repository specific configuration file. If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration @@ -221,6 +230,10 @@ file are not available they will be ignored. If the repository configuration file is not available or readable, 'git config' will exit with a non-zero error code. However, in neither case will an error message be issued. +The files are read in the order given above, with last value found taking +precedence over values read earlier. When multiple values are taken then all +values of a key from all files will be used. + All writing options will per default write to the repository specific configuration file. Note that this also affects options like '--replace-all' and '--unset'. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*. |